Tracy Van Slyke, a former publisher of In These Times, is the project director for The Media Consortium.
Van Slyke has dedicated much of her career as a journalist and communications professional to building a strong independent media infrastructure. She co-authored the landmark articles on the developments in building the progressive media landscape including Making Connections: Why is the news so bad?  What can progressives do to fix it? and Welcome to the Media Revolution: How today’s media makers are shaping tomorrow’s news. As publisher of In These Times, Van Slyke oversaw the magazine’s strategic development, financial management, fundraising, circulation and promotion. Previously, Van Slyke was the magazine’s associate publisher, where she worked to build In These Times’ relationship with other media outlets and national organizations and helped guide the magazine’s strategic development. Tracy is currently on the leadership council for the both the Progressive Communicator’s Network and The Media Consortium and is serving as Vice President for Print for the Chicago Association of Women Journalists. Van Slyke also provides strategic communications and planning consulting for numerous non-profits and organizing groups across the country. Prior to joining In These Times, she was the Communications Director for the National Training and Information Center, a national non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening grassroots organizations. In 2000, she worked in Knight Ridder’s Washington, D.C. bureau during the presidential campaign, covering national politics and events.
Tucker Carlson on Dancing With The Stars
Tracy Van Slyke
Thoughts and thank you-Colbert skewers President and White House Press Corps
Tracy Van Slyke
Russert Watch: Forgetting the new evidence of Bush’s lies
Tracy Van Slyke
Bill Moyers: Cheney, Medicare, Right-wing corruption and more
Tracy Van Slyke
Cindy Sheehan’s message after State of the Union arrest
Tracy Van Slyke
Leaving women out of the progressive movement
Tracy Van Slyke
Knocking Out “The War on Xmas”
Tracy Van Slyke
Bill O’Reilly’s Evil Media List
Tracy Van Slyke
Viral Video on Iraq war and need for indy media
Tracy Van Slyke
Sheehan and dozens others arrested for civil disobedience
Tracy Van Slyke
Palast swings and misses at British MP Galloway
Tracy Van Slyke
Why Bush needs to go…
Tracy Van Slyke
The best caption EVER
Tracy Van Slyke
GOP thanks God for Katrina
Tracy Van Slyke
New Bankruptcy bill hurts Katrina victims
Tracy Van Slyke
Barbara Bush: Oh, those disaster victims are just so lucky
Tracy Van Slyke
Transcript: WH Press Secretary raked over the coals on Rove’s link to CIA leak
Tracy Van Slyke
Report: US Blocked Release of CAFTA Reports
Tracy Van Slyke
When you don’t like the facts - just change them
Tracy Van Slyke
You can be at Take Back America
Tracy Van Slyke
Take Back America:  Putting the Soul Back into the Democratic Agenda
Tracy Van Slyke
Take Back America: Progressives, Plenaries and Projects
Tracy Van Slyke
Special Chicago Screening - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Tracy Van Slyke
Excellent cartoon on the Right Wing Media Machine
Tracy Van Slyke
Dispatch
The Fall of the 527
New legislation aims to rein in groups that can collect unregulated documents
Tracy Van Slyke
Bush nominates neocon John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to U.N.
Tracy Van Slyke
White House disses Powell and abandons efforts to relax media rules
Tracy Van Slyke
Complaint filed against Gonzales for helping Bush bury DUI
Tracy Van Slyke
All Hail King George
Tracy Van Slyke
Citizens for Ethics files FOIAs to find other “Armstrongers”
Tracy Van Slyke
White House dodging questions on Armstrong Williams scandal
Tracy Van Slyke
African-Am. commentator paid by Dept. of Ed to promote NCLB
Tracy Van Slyke
Staples backing down from stand against Sinclair?
Tracy Van Slyke
10 Questions for Alberto Gonzales
Tracy Van Slyke
Bush’s Economic Summit:  What a Joke
Tracy Van Slyke
Conservatives take control of civil rights commission
Tracy Van Slyke
ACLU to FBI: Release “spy files”
Tracy Van Slyke
Pentagon Report:  “They hate our policies, not our freedom.”
Tracy Van Slyke
Action Alert:  Arab bashing on MSNBC morning program
Tracy Van Slyke
Republicans changing House rules to protect DeLay
Tracy Van Slyke
Media, Misinformation and how to strike back
Tracy Van Slyke
Clock ticking for Sinclair: Public pressure still needed
Tracy Van Slyke
The debate that spawned 1,000 lies
Tracy Van Slyke
The real story behind voter registration in Afghanistan
Tracy Van Slyke
Kerry’s Letterman appearance a sign of good things to come?
Tracy Van Slyke
Fallen soldier’s family “thanks” Bush
Tracy Van Slyke
Don’t let the sun set on the federal assault ban
Tracy Van Slyke
Protestors break the bank
Tracy Van Slyke
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